BraceFace | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. BraceFace

BraceFace MAG

May 29, 2011
By Alma.Rechnitzer BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
More by this author
Alma.Rechnitzer BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile

Dear Orthodontist,
What have you done to me?
I look like a dinosaur.
My jaw is no longer my own property,
it is yours.
I feel like a shark
with two layers of teeth,
which move every day
at a rate which I cannot control.
My tongue
has become a gymnast,
bending forward and back,
weaving in and out
to remove that stubborn scrap
of apple peel wrapped around my back molar.
And I can't make a fishy face anymore.

© Taylor Dawn F., The Woodlands, TX

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Love Is Weird
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
When this poem felt eternal...
By KICK3593 PLATINUM
Roslyn Heights, New York
KICK3593 PLATINUM, Roslyn Heights, New York
49 articles 0 photos 74 comments
View profile
Poetry
My Sister's Keeper
By Angels1031 BRONZE
Fort Worth, Texas
Angels1031 BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
View profile
Poetry
Motley Crue: I really hear you
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
I want a guy...
By grlgotgame BRONZE
Chillicothe, Ohio
grlgotgame BRONZE, Chillicothe, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Girls with butts like mine, don&#039;t talk to boys with faces like yours.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
Nothing to say
By niceenouf PLATINUM
Garfield, New Jersey
niceenouf PLATINUM, Garfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we move on, you forget, we both move on, with no regret.&quot;

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 10 comments.

ErickaRandolph20 said...
on Oct. 29 2012 at 3:23 am
Some specialists tell that business loans help a lot of people to live the way they want, because they can feel free to buy necessary things. Moreover, banks give student loan for young and old people.
mackdawg99 said...
on Feb. 7 2012 at 5:40 pm
(: I feel ya!
otherpoet SILVER said...
on Feb. 6 2012 at 8:49 pm
otherpoet SILVER, Wayland, Massachusetts
6 articles 9 photos 254 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.&quot; - Audrey Hepburn

View profile
This is an adorable poem! It made me laugh at the part about the tongue being a gymnast. Great job!
BraxtonLangstonChapman SILVER said...
on Feb. 6 2012 at 5:04 pm
BraxtonLangstonChapman SILVER, Lexington, North Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dedication, Hard Work

View profile
This is really good, I'm new at this Teen Ink thing I need some help is there anyway someone can comment on my work.
Mr.Indescribable SILVER said...
on Nov. 20 2011 at 9:10 pm
Mr.Indescribable SILVER, Cerro Gordo, North Carolina
6 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard-Kevin Durant<br /> Pressure Makes Diamonds-Kendall Marshall<br /> Jumping to conclusions just makes the fall a lot harder-Me

View profile
I love this. Your rhymes are really good and its kinda funny. Good job :). Could you give me some feedback on some of my work? It would really help. Thanks.
IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 20 2011 at 4:49 am
IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM, Manila, Other
41 articles 0 photos 650 comments

Favorite Quote:
&lrm;&quot;I&rsquo;m learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don&rsquo;t have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world: I run my world.&quot; - Beyonc&eacute;

View profile
This is clever and I like the words you use to describe braces :)
MakaylaS. GOLD said...
on Nov. 19 2011 at 4:22 pm
MakaylaS. GOLD, Fairfax, Virginia
13 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Starve a Bully, Feed your Soul, STAND GRAND.&quot; -Vincent Castronovo

View profile
hehe "and I can't make a fishy face anymore" cute (: i really like this! 
Zxarra GOLD said...
on Nov. 19 2011 at 2:14 pm
Zxarra GOLD, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
14 articles 0 photos 46 comments

Favorite Quote:
Earth without art is &quot;eh&quot;

View profile
I have braces and I can tell you that this is completely true. I DO feel like I don't own my own mouth anymore. This definitely deserved to be published in the magazine!
Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Nov. 17 2011 at 5:54 pm
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
11 articles 0 photos 378 comments

Favorite Quote:
Now Cinderella don&#039;t you go to sleep, it&#039;s such a bitter form of refuge, oh don&#039;t you know the kingdom&#039;s under siege, and everbody needs you. - The Killers

View profile

This is so cute, and it reminds me of a show I used to watch when I was little by the same name. Good start, and keep writing because I think you have promise!

Check out my work sometime, please?

JayJay1998 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 17 2011 at 3:37 pm
JayJay1998 BRONZE, Lenexa, Kansas
2 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.&quot; -Pablo Picasso

View profile
OMG this is funnyy, but very true(: keep writin!!!:)